Year 1958-1961

Scope and content :

1958-1961. The first field work trip of Moerman in Thailand. He spent almost 3 years to collected field data about the Lue society, tradition, culture, and daily life of Tai Lue community at Ban Phaed, Payao province. 3295 records of slide, photograph, punch card, letter, notebook, typescript, and map.

Repository : SAC

Extent and medium : 3295 records of slide, photograph, punch card, letter, notebook, typescript, and map.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer : Donated by Michael Moerman, 2005.

System of arrangemant : The series is divided base on the periods of field work in Thailand.

Condition governing accessible and reproduce : Some restriction on access. To respect in intellectual property right, the original material (hard copy) may not allowed to access. Please contact staff if you need more information.

Creative Commons License : Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)

Traditional Knowledge License : Traditional Knowledge Attribution Non-Commercial (TK A-NC)

Language : English/Thai

Script : English/Thai

Rule or convention : Collection, series and file level description based on ISAD(G)

551. Reference : MM-1-14-89

Wat donchaj, chiengkham.

| 2 October 1959 – Making merit in Donchai temple, offering food to monks, the order of service, dress, donations and listening to the sermon. | Punch card

Wat donchaj, chiengkham.

552. Reference : MM-1-14-90

Wat nantalam.

| 10 October 1959 - Making merit at Nantaram temple (Burmese temple), preparing offerings, the order of service, dress, the seating plan, the style of temple construction. | Punch card

Wat nantalam.

553. Reference : MM-1-14-91

Border police thambun.

| 17 November – Moerman participates in making merit. Preparing equipment for making merit, activities, the order of service, the seating plan, and the room in which the service is held. | Punch card

Border police thambun.

554. Reference : MM-1-14-92

Thambun at watthat sop wen.

| 25 October 1959 – Making merit at Sop Wan temple, a group of people listening to the sermon, and the “Kin Salak” tradition. | Punch card

Thambun at watthat sop wen.

555. Reference : MM-1-14-93

| Making merit (tham bun) Preparations at the house of the parents of the assistant district officer, cooking, playing traditional music, plan of the house. | Punch card

556. Reference : MM-1-14-94

Grand annual thambun (Wat Yuan).

| 14 November 1959 – Khatin ceremony (presentation of robes to monks) at Yuan temple, preparation for the ceremony at night, parade. | Punch card

Grand annual thambun (Wat Yuan).

557. Reference : MM-1-14-95/1

Local variation.

| 18 September 1959 – Changes in the Lue village, variety of Lue, houses, costumes, food, rituals, distribution of goods, language, agricultural products and leprosy. | Punch card

Local variation.

558. Reference : MM-1-14-96/1

| Sub-districts in Chiang Kham | Punch card

559. Reference : MM-1-14-97

| Marieanne’s diary September 1959 – Gambling at a funeral, Charun's attitude toward co-workers, Charun's family, sterilizing medical instruments, and bank loans in Thailand. | Punch card

560. Reference : MM-1-14-98

Chiengkham interaction patterns.

| 22 October 1959 – Patterns of interaction among Chiang Kham residents. | Punch card

Chiengkham interaction patterns.